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Anyone Have Experience With The Gibson Bass P'ups From Allparts?


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(Links to the Allparts UK site, since I can't get allparts.com to load right now, but the part numbers and descriptions and pictures are the same)

http://www.allparts.uk.com/catalogue/produ...oducts_id=11616

http://www.allparts.uk.com/catalogue/produ...oducts_id=11615

The set of used Gibson bass pickups I was going to purchase fell through - so I'm thinking of purchasing these. The Allparts site doesn't mention the manufacturer. I've had experiences in the past, where cheaper, unknown manufacturer repros off slightly more less conventional vintage pickups where simply "normal" pickups under an appropriately sized cover. (A set of jazzmaster pickups that were basically Strat pickups under the cover) I find that less likely to be the case here, since the Gibson bass pickups have that weird string spacing going on, but I thought I'd ask in case anyone else has used them.

They don't need to be spot-on copies of the originals, as there's going to be enough different things about this instrument that it won't sound the same as an EB-3 anyway, but I'd kind of like whatever makes those pickups sound the way they do to be present in some fashion. From the photos I've seen, I'd imagine it's the unique layout/construction/size of the windings.

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(Links to the Allparts UK site, since I can't get allparts.com to load right now, but the part numbers and descriptions and pictures are the same)

http://www.allparts.uk.com/catalogue/produ...oducts_id=11616

http://www.allparts.uk.com/catalogue/produ...oducts_id=11615

The set of used Gibson bass pickups I was going to purchase fell through - so I'm thinking of purchasing these. The Allparts site doesn't mention the manufacturer. I've had experiences in the past, where cheaper, unknown manufacturer repros off slightly more less conventional vintage pickups where simply "normal" pickups under an appropriately sized cover. (A set of jazzmaster pickups that were basically Strat pickups under the cover) I find that less likely to be the case here, since the Gibson bass pickups have that weird string spacing going on, but I thought I'd ask in case anyone else has used them.

They don't need to be spot-on copies of the originals, as there's going to be enough different things about this instrument that it won't sound the same as an EB-3 anyway, but I'd kind of like whatever makes those pickups sound the way they do to be present in some fashion. From the photos I've seen, I'd imagine it's the unique layout/construction/size of the windings.

I have used the small treble pickup. I haven't taken it to bits or anything, but I fitted it to an EB2. Sounds and works OK, but the disappointing part is that the chrome cover is plastic, and not metal as on the real thing. Unless you can find a used original though, there doesn't seem to be anything else out there. I have no experience of the big humbucker, - the EB2 had one already..

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Everybody has an opinion and mine is that the original Gibson pick-ups sounded terrible...like mud farts so I don't think you'd be happy with originals or replicas. I know I wouldn't be. I like decent tone and those don't have any.

I like 'em

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX1Kz8p9RQE

THis is bridge pickup, full treble cut, by the way.

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I have used the small treble pickup. I haven't taken it to bits or anything, but I fitted it to an EB2. Sounds and works OK, but the disappointing part is that the chrome cover is plastic, and not metal as on the real thing. Unless you can find a used original though, there doesn't seem to be anything else out there. I have no experience of the big humbucker, - the EB2 had one already..

Hrm - thanks, good to know.

I was under the impression that the bridge pickups where the same size as a Gibson mini-bucker - I've got an old set of those around, perhaps I can take them apart, drill the holes for the pole pieces and mount the bass p'up inside. But seems like it might be better to continue to hit up eBay for some originals, unless I can find someone else that makes replacements.

Bertbart - yeah, I've played several Gibson basses - so I know exactly what I'm getting into - a lot of people hate that bass tone - I love it for what I want to do.

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